Government weather agencies have high-tech tools for warning pilots about turbulence.
In addition to its role as the number one cause of air carrier accidents, turbulence is the second leading cause of capacity problems in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS).
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Wind shear: A potential killer now better understood, detected, and avoided.
Ignoring terrain warnings and the first officer’s pleas to go-around, the pilot-in-command continued a visual…
Low-level wind shear can turn a normal approach into an emergency in just seconds.
